On November 28, Alex Fernández successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Assessment of the out-of-plane behaviour of a 3D-printed carbon fibre reinforced composite material”at the University of Girona. His research was co-supervised by Dr. Norbert...
A researcher from AMADE, Dr. Sandeep Olhan, in collaboration with colleagues from The Pennsylvania State University, USA (Dr. Bindu Antil), AMADE–University of Girona (Prof. Pere Maimí), and The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India (Prof. B.K....
APPLICATION DEADLINE 10/01/2026 11:59 pm – Europe/Brussels OFFER DESCRIPTION This PhD project, a collaboration between AMADE and Btechc, addresses the high computational cost of modelling failure in large-scale composite structures like aircraf...
Project funded by the Spanish Research Agency (2026-2028) APPLICATION DEADLINE 31/01/2026 11:59 pm – Europe/Brussels OFFER DESCRIPTION Laminated composites for structural applications are made with fibers and a polymer matrix, usually a thermos...
On April 28, Pierre Daniel successfully defended his PhD thesis titled «A strategy for efficient modelling of composite delamination in large structures» at the University of Girona. His research was co-supervised by Dr. Pere Maimí (Universitat de Gi...
A researcher from AMADE (José Manuel Guerrero), in collaboration with researchers from Turkish Aerospace Industry (Ecem Turan), Hacettepe University (Ecem Turan and Baris Sabuncuoglu) and KU Leuven (Stepan V. Lomov), has published a new paper in Pol...
A researcher from AMADE (José Manuel Guerrero), along with colleagues from the Insitute Clément Ader (Christophe Bouvet, John-Eric Dufour, and Joel Serra), has published a new paper in Composite Structures, titled: “Discrete ply modelling of aeronaut...
Researchers from AMADE (Mehdi Ahabagloo, Laura Carreras, Cristina Barris and Marta Baena) have published a new study in Composite Structures, titled: «Experimental Investigation on Bond Behaviour of HB FRP-Strengthened Concrete Elements.» This resear...
Researchers from AMADE (J. Farjas, D. Sánchez-Rodríguez, S. Zahidi, AM Saleh, J. Costa) in collaboration with DRC Cârstea and A. Rotaru have published a new study in Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, titled: “Analytical Prediction...
Researchers from AMADE (O. Vallmajó, M. Descamps and A. Turon) in collaboration with A. Alteiro from Porto University have published a new study in Composite Structures, titled: “Effect of ply misaligment on the notched strength of composite laminate...
On 31st of January 2025 we celebrated the 11th AMADE Day. The AMADE bi-annual symposium provides a space for researchers to share ongoing projects and results within the group. During this session, we had the opportunity to host Albert and......
Researches from AMADE (J Farjas, JA González, D Sánchez-Rodríguez, N Blanco, M Gascons and J Costa) have published a groundbreaking article titled “Analytical criterion to prevent thermal overshoot during dynamic curing of thick composite laminates” ...
Dr. Alba Codina, a researcher at the Analysis and Advanced Materials for Structural Design (AMADE) group at the University of Girona (UdG), has been awarded an Honorable Mention for her PhD thesis titled “Study of debonding in CFRP-strengthened beams...
Dr. Albert Turon Travesa, researcher at the Analysis and Advanced Materials for Structural Design (AMADE) at the University of Girona (UdG), has been honored with the Academic Medal by the Air and Space Academy in France. He shares this recognition.....
On November 7, 2024, Iñaki Leciñana defended his PhD thesis titled “Novel methodology for predicting delamination in 3D composite structures under multiples loading conditions and large process zones” at the University of Girona. His research was sup...
Researchers from AMADE at the Universitat de Girona continue to receive international recognition for their contributions to science and engineering. Both Dr. Pere Maimí and Dr. Albert Turon have been consistently ranked among the world’s top scienti...
On July 16, 2024, Alba Codina defended her PhD thesis titled “Study of debonding in CFRP-strengthened RC beams and contribution of anchorage systems” at the University of Girona. Her research was supervised by Dr. Cristina Barris and Dr. Lluís Torres...
We have celebrated the 10th AMADE Day on July 11, 2024. This event is celebrated twice a year, in winter and summer. AMADE Days consist of a mini symposia in which group members share ongoing research projects and results. AMADE......
On June 14, 2024, Ivan Ruiz Cozar defended his PhD thesis entitled “Development of constitutive models for the accurate simulation of advanced polymer-based composites under complex loading states” at the University of Girona. His research was superv...
On May 27, 2024, Jose Antonio González Ruiz defended his PhD thesis entitled “High-volume manufacturing of advanced composite parts: reducing waste and curing time while maintaining high performance” supervised by Dr. Norbert Banco (AMADE – Uni...
